By Lydia Polgreen (NYT) (Compiled by Anthony Ramirez)

Published: February 12, 2003

The Westchester County Board of Legislators voted last night to adopt a contingency plan that includes a nearly 15 percent increase in property taxes, cuts to services and law enforcement layoffs to close a $67 million budget gap. The 9-to-5 vote came after the Westchester delegation in the Assembly refused to back a bill allowing an increase in the county sales tax. Lydia Polgreen (NYT)